Back-formation from sulky, of uncertain origin. Probably from Middle English *sulke, *solke (attested in solcenesse (“idleness; laziness”), from Old English āsolcennys (“idleness; slothfulness; sluggishness; laziness”), from āsolcen (“sulky, languid”), from past participle of Old English āseolcan (“be slow; be weak or slothful; languish”), from Proto-Germanic *selkaną (“to fall in drops; dribble; droop”), from Proto-Indo-European *sélǵ-o-nom, from *selǵ- (“to let go, send”). Cognate with several Indo-Iranian words deriving from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sarȷ́- (such as Sanskrit सृजति (sṛjáti), सर्जन (sárjana), सृक (sṛká)), possibly Hittite 𒊭𒀠𒀝𒍣 (ša-al-ak-zi /šalkzi/, “knead, mix”), although the semantic connection is weak.
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A state of sulking.
"[…] home during the holidays," said the Doctor with a good-humoured laugh, "but a fit of the sulks is no very uncommon thing for him;" and then he added,[…] 2012, Harriet S. Caswell, Walter Harland Or, Memories of the Past, tredition, →ISBN:
Leo has been in a sulk all morning.
He thanks our miserable Liberal agent, an unbeliever called Donald Somebody, see the caption, who since the court's arrival on his territory has retired into a fuming sulk from which he has only tonight emerged. 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:
(in-plural, qualifier:preceded by definite article) A fit of sulking; a sulking mood.
The Puddin', who had got the sulks over Sam's remark that fifteen goes of steak and kidney were enough for any self-respecting man, protested against the singing, which, he said, disturbed his gravy. 1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, page 82:
A person who sulks
Don't be such a sulk, Leo!
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pl fochy (state of sulking) · nan-hbl 悶氣 /闷气 (state of sulking) · ga tormas (state of sulking) · nl gemok (state of sulking) · bg мусене (state of sulking) · pl dąsy (state of sulking) · pt amuo (state of sulking) · tr bir karış surat (state of sulking) · nl gepruil (state of sulking) · pl strzelać focha (state of sulking) · ga stuaic (state of sulking) · ta ஊடல் (state of sulking) · de Schmollen (state of sulking) · cmn 悶氣 /闷气 (state of sulking) · cy pwd (state of sulking) · bg цупене (state of sulking) · yue 悶氣 /闷气 (state of sulking)
Back-formation from sulky, of uncertain origin. Probably from Middle English *sulke, *solke (attested in solcenesse (“idleness; laziness”), from Old English āsolcennys (“idleness; slothfulness; sluggishness; laziness”), from āsolcen (“sulky, languid”), from past participle of Old English āseolcan (“be slow; be weak or slothful; languish”), from Proto-Germanic *selkaną (“to fall in drops; dribble; droop”), from Proto-Indo-European *sélǵ-o-nom, from *selǵ- (“to let go, send”). Cognate with several Indo-Iranian words deriving from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sarȷ́- (such as Sanskrit सृजति (sṛjáti), सर्जन (sárjana), सृक (sṛká)), possibly Hittite 𒊭𒀠𒀝𒍣 (ša-al-ak-zi /šalkzi/, “knead, mix”), although the semantic connection is weak.
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(intransitive) To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.
You crossed her last wish in death and yet you sulk with me because I don’t whinge like some hired mute from Lalouette’s. 1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 1]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:
Mr. Riach, who had been to the college, spoke to me like a friend when he was not sulking, and told me many curious things, […] 1886 May 1 – July 31, Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped, being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751: […], London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 1886, →OCLC:
it tenere il muso (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · bg муся се (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · eo paŭti (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · id merajuk (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · fr faire la gueule (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · cmn 幽憤 /幽愤 (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · es amohinarse (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · cmn 撅嘴 (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · oc far lo morre (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · tr gücenmek (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · vi hờn dỗi (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · tr domuşmak (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · he זעף (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · ta ஊடு (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · nn surmule (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · it tenere il broncio (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · ca enfurrunyar-se (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · ru ку́кситься (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · bg цупя се (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · pt prender o burro (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · tl tampo (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · ru ду́ться (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · el μουτρώνω (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · es enfurruñarse (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · be крыўдзіцца (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · pl obrażać się (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · nl sikkeneurig zijn (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · cmn 噘 (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · nl pruilen (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · fa قهر (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · pl boczyć się (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · mi whakamoroki (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · tr darılmak (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · sv tjura (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · fi jurnuttaa (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · ro îmbufnat (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · ja 拗ねる (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · el κατσουφιάζω (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · fi mököttää (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · oc fonhar (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · sk odúvať sa (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · sk opúchať sa (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · el σκυθρωπιάζω (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · it piangersi addosso (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · fr bouder (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · pt amuar (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · it fare l'offeso (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · pt ficar emburrado (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · ko 실쭉거리다 (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · fi murjottaa (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · gl enfurruñarse (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · az darılmaq (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · hu duzzog (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · sk fúkať sa (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · ca emmurriar-se (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · nb furte (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · tr küsmek (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · pl dąsać się (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · ota كوسمك (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · de schmollen (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · mi whakamotutoke (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · th งอน (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · be кавезіцца (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · nn furte (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · uk ду́тися (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · cs trucovat (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · oc chorrar (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · it imbronciarsi (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · nl mokken (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · ja やさぐれる (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · nb surmule (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · da surmule (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · ta பிணக்கு (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) · mi whakakeke (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn)